1862 June 19 Richmond, Va.

[from the diary of Daniel D. Logan, younger brother of General Thomas M. Logan, formerly a Sgt, Co. B, 1st Special Battalion (Rightor's), now with the Hampton Legion]


     Thursday – June 19th 1862
Spent today in the office – nursing Capt
Harrison & Brother, both of whom are sick.  Brother made
an attempt this morning to ride out on Billy to see
Mullie but had to come back without finding his Camp
being too sick he had to return – he put up with me for
the night – I left him Easier at dark & went into town to
see Mr Coffin & let M Dunlop Know where Brother
is – Spent the Evening at Mr Dunlops with the young
ladies & the old gentleman – Mrs being sick with Croup -
after leaving them stopped at the Spottswood hotel &
learned from Geo Morgan the sad intelligence of the death
of John Didlake! at the battle of Cross Keys, the
noble fellow fell pierced through the head with a
Yankee bullet – as I learned afterwards from Capt
Dan Wilson whom I saw at Mr Frielands – Oh my
God ! this war is taking away our most gallant      
men! I had hoped to see my old friend again – but
like other “heroes he has died the death they like to
meet.” John has been sick all this spring, & was very
feeble upon going into battle, he was among

[The following lines are cross-written over the above page.]
the first to fall – Returned to Dr Burrills &
Sat up tonight nursing Mr Geo Coffin who is very low
with Dysenterry – His Son’s wound is doing well –
They telegraphed yesterday for Mrs Coffin who had
returned to Charleston – Heard today of heavy
skirmishing between Kershaws Infantry regt  & the
Enemy yesterday in which our men took the contents
of a yankee Camp Church - they run the Yankees –
G.M. Road – Skirmishing also on our right by the Va
Reg’ts


[Brother: George William Logan, Jr.]

[John H. Didlake, formerly of Rightor’s Bn., killed at Port Republic, actually
the day after Cross Keys, as a lieutenant in Co. D, 7th La. Infantry. -RKK]
[Dan Wilson: Capt. Daniel A. Wilson, Jr.,  of the 7th La.]


[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards; family note by Sally Rice Forsyth Donelly; annotations by Robert K. Krick]


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